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Common Names
Green Gram; Mungbean
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IODINE | 12 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.27 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 58.0 | 84.0 | -0.31 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| IRON | 6 | Sprout Seedling | 5.6 | 132.0 | 0.18 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | 10080.0 | 11083.0 | 0.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Sprout Seedling | 1320.0 | 13866.0 | -0.27 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-7-O-RHAAMNOSIDE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KIEVITONE | 3 | Leaf Diffusate | not available | 24.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 3340.0 | 3815.0 | -0.82 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 3151.0 | -0.53 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LEAD | 0 | Seed | not available | 1.6 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | 18470.0 | 20308.0 | 0.31 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Sprout Seedling | 1750.0 | 18382.0 | -0.91 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 3570.0 | 4890.0 | -0.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Sprout Seedling | 420.0 | 4412.0 | -0.96 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 1872.0 | 2160.0 | -0.54 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | 16640.0 | 18296.0 | 0.84 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LYSINE | 4 | Sprout Seedling | 1666.0 | 17437.0 | -1.38 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 1777.0 | 2203.0 | -0.29 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiarrhythmic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatheromic | 1 | Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiautistic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiazotemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 13 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 2 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticanker | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticapillary-Fragility | 1 | Merck 7th Ed. |
| Anticarcinogenic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |